Later that day.
"I have so many dishes to wash" said Alina as she smiled and she stoop up after they finished dinner, their day had been very weird, and well Lilith was trying to be nice and help out.
"I will help you" said Maddie as she smiled and she followed after Alina as she took some dishes and she followed after Alina.
"I will help too" said Annie as she smiled and she followed after Maddie.
"I'm coming too" said Lilith with a smile as she followed after Annie, leaving, Ivor, Curtis, Matt and Ollie alone in the dining room.
"You know what, Lilith isn't so bad after all, she's actually very nice" said Ollie as he looked at Matt and he smiled.
"Yes she is, she was just confused before, that's all" said Matt as he smiled.
"She's like a little sister" said Ollie.
"I know, I have four" said Matt as he laughed and Ollie laughed as Ivor chuckled.
"Curtis, can we speak? Privately?" asked Ivor as he looked at Curtis who was drinking water.
"Alright" said Curtis as he nodded his head and Ivor stood up as Curtis followed after him.
"What do you think that they want to talk about?" asked Ollie as he looked at Matt.
"I don't know, adult things" said Matt.
"Hmm, maybe" said Ollie as he nodded his head.
…
"So what is it?" asked Curtis as he looked at Ivor who was searching for something in his room.
"I finally finished making you your medicine, I decided to make it in pill form, you have to take one every day, and if you don't feel well after taking one, you have to take two" said Ivor as he threw Curtis a clear container filled with little white and green pills.
"Thank you, how many are in here?" asked Curtis as he looked down at the container.
"One hundred pills, fifty white, fifty green, I will make you two more batches, just as a caution" said Ivor.
"Okay, and what are the white pills for, and the green?" asked Curtis as he looked at Ivor.
"The white ones will regulate your blood pressure, and the green ones stop bleeding and dizziness" said Ivor.
"The green ones, you have to take regularly, and the white ones, you have to take when you feel weak" said Ivor.
"So you take two white pills a day, and one green one if necessary" said Ivor as Curtis nodded.
"Would it be advisable to just take three pills a day, two white and one green? Just as a precaution, so I do not feel bad?" asked Curtis.
"You can, but I do not feel like it would be necessary, but if you want to as a precaution you can" said Ivor as he nodded.
"Alright Ivor, thank you" said Curtis.
"You are welcome" said Ivor as he smiled.
"And what about the map I gave to you?" asked Curtis.
"I have it right here" said Ivor as he walked to a little bookshelf and he brought out a map.
"What were you able to find?" asked Curtis.
"Well as you said, truly, there are many missing places that have not been shown on this map of yours" said Ivor as he handed Curtis the map and Curtis held it in his hand.
"I knew that was so" said Curtis.
"Yes, but I happen to have a map with me, one which I drew many years ago, when I adventured around the mountain, I recorded many places" said Ivor as he handed Curtis a second map.
"The one thing that your map, and my map have in common, is only the eternal springs, and nothing more, mine is more detailed" said Ivor as Curtis briefly checked Ivor's map as he could see that It truly was filled with more information than the map that he had.
"I did not make any markings on your map, because you said that it was very valuable, so if you wish to do so, you can take my map with you" said Ivor as Curtis looked at him.
"Do you not need it?" asked Curtis.
"No, not at all, I have many more, and besides, you need it more than I do" said Ivor as he shook his head.
"Well thank you very much for your help Ivor, I am forever in your debt" said Curtis as he smiled.
"There is no debt here, It is the least that I can do to help you" said Ivor as he smiled and Curtis smiled.
"So have you told the children that you will be leaving?" asked Ivor.
"No, not yet, at the time, Annie was stressed from Matt being captured, and I did not have a chance to tell her, but, I will tell her and the others tonight" said Curtis.
"Alright then, I do warn you, I doubt that Alina would take the news well" said Curtis.
"I am sure that she will understand" said Curtis as Ivor nodded his head, he was sure of the same as well, after all, this needed to be done, they could not just stay here with them forever.
…
"Lilith, you can stay in my room, until my master finishes his new plan of expanding our house, I am so excited for that" said Alina as she smiled.
"Okay, I have never had a roommate before" said Lilith as she smiled.
"Trust me Lilith, it's fun to have a roommate, especially when you have the best roommate ever" said Annie as she laughed and she looked at Maddie.
"I accept that compliment Annie, I mean, I do agree, it's so hard to be the best, and yet I do I so effortlessly, I know, I know, it's such a burden to bear" said Maddie as she smiled and Annie laughed as Alina and Lilith laughed as well.
"Come on Lilith, let me show you my room" said Alina as she smiled at Lilith.
"Okay" said Lilith as she smiled.
"Goodnight Annie, Goodnight Maddie" said Alina as she smiled.
"Goodnight Alina" said Annie and Maddie with a smile.
"Goodnight" said Lilith as she smiled.
"Goodnight Lilith" said Annie as she smiled at Lilith and she and Alina both walked out of the room as they smiled.
"You know, I think that we should go to bed as well, it's getting late" said Maddie.
"I agree" said Annie as both she and Maddie walked out of the room to the living room where Ollie, Matt and Curtis were.
"What's going on here?" asked Annie in confusion.
"Well Curtis called a meeting" said Ollie as he replied.
"You did?" asked Annie as she looked at Curtis as Maddie looked just as confused as she was.
"Yes I did, Annie, Maddie, you both should sit" said Curtis as Annie and Maddie both sat down.
"What is this all about?" asked Maddie as she looked at Curtis.
"Yes Curtis, what's wrong? Why do you look so serious? Do you feel okay?" asked Annie in worry.
"I am fine Annie, nothing is wrong" said Curtis as Annie sighed in relief.
"Then what exactly is going on here?" asked Maddie.
"I have decided that we are leaving tomorrow" said Curtis.
"Aww what??" said Ollie in disappointment.
"So soon? But we just got back here?" asked Maddie as she shook her head, she was not looking forward to more walking, and not knowing where exactly they were, or where they were going.
"We have spent too much time here already as it is, we are losing sight of why we came here in the first place, so we need to continue on, and yes, we are leaving tomorrow morning, no changes" said Curtis as he had already made a decision and Maddie groaned, she really did not want to leave not at all, she had become so comfortable here.
"No, no, wait a minute, Curtis, it's not safe for us to go anywhere, you are not well at all, and I don't want to risk you having another episode, and we won't be able to do anything" said Annie as Matt agreed with her.
"I am fine Annie, Ivor made me some pills, and as long as I take those pills, I won't have another episode" said Curtis.
"Are you sure?" asked Annie in worry.
"Yes Annie, I am, so please do not worry" said Curtis.
"Fine Curtis, fine" said Annie as she sighed.
"Annie aren't you going to say anything? I don't want to leave just yet" said Maddie as she looked at Annie.
"I know, it's so comfortable here, I don't want to leave as well" said Ollie as both he and Maddie looked at Annie.
"But we have to go, we cannot forget the mission, Curtis is right, we have been here for too long, a few days turned into a month" said Annie.
"I agree with Annie, we have to go on" said Matt as Maddie scoffed, of course he agreed with Annie he always did.
"Then it settled, we are leaving early tomorrow morning, make sure to pack all your things" said Curtis as Maddie groaned, she did not like this at all, not at all.
"You know what fine Curtis, fine, I guess we will be back to sleeping on the floor then, you know what, I am done with this just done," said Maddie as she complained and she stood up as she walked out of the room.
"She will be fine in the morning" said Curtis as Ollie said nothing at all, even though he had the same views as Maddie, but what could he say? In the end Curtis was the leader anyway.
"Well then, I better start packing, goodnight Annie" said Ollie as he smiled.
"Goodnight Prince Oliver" said Annie as she smiled at him and Ollie walked away.
"Annie you should go get some rest" said Curtis as he looked at Annie.
"Okay fine Curtis, but you need to get some rest as well" said Annie as Curtis nodded.
"Goodnight Annie" said Matt as he smiled.
"Goodnight Matt" said Annie as she smiled at him and she walked way to her room.